My go-to brownie recipe is by Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen, one of my favorite blogs since forever. Through the years, I’ve tweaked the recipe to fit my ingredients on hand. But I think after several tweaks, I’ve found just the right recipe for my favorite brownies ever. For the batch pictured, I used equal amounts of The FreeFood Co.’s…

Formerly a weekly themed post I adapted from That’s Chic, this is a list of my favorite things for the month. Music Monday This isn’t exactly music but not too long ago, I started subscribing to podcasts. One of my favorites is Forever 35, which I kept seeing on Facebook ads (LOL). Before this, I only had Modern Love, Rookie, and Thirty-ish Going…

Been a while since I last did this weekly roundup, but I’ve got some downtime on this gloomy Sunday morning, so here we are. Music Monday Thank goodness for Spotify. On this list are songs that I’ve been listening to non-stop. I’ve also been super obsessed with Sam Smith’s cover of Amy Winehouse’s “Tears Dry on Their Own.” Tasty TuesdayYummy…

My niece is growing faster and faster, and I’m just grateful for the few moments we get to spend with her. We took her to Ocean Park on a holiday and while it was actually my dad who got a kick out of the Oceanarium, I was so happy to see this munchkin giggling and walking around the place. I…

Ever since I learned how to frost cupcakes with my Wilton 1m star tip, I’ve been making my icing look like roses on top of my cupcakes. When my friend Marla asked me to make cupcakes for her little sister’s 18th birthday, I was wondering how to “dress them up nicely” for the debut. While I was mixing three different bowls…

♥ Listening to letters being read out loud.♥ New Christmas music.♥ Friends in the office who are just as crazy as I am!♥ Up Dharma Down’s Capacities (Thanks, D-an for letting me copy your CD!)♥ Receiving very sweet words from my former boss. Here’s hoping I really have it in me!♥ Yummy sangria to end the week.♥ Gold glitter polish!♥…

Music Monday Tasty Tuesday Source: theglitterguide.com via Macy on Pinterest Wishful WednesdayWho knew I’d ever complete this baking wishlist I did in 2008? I still have a lot of dreams that are bound to come true. And I’m pretty sure they will at the right time. (: Thoughtful Thursday Source: designismine.blogspot.com via Macy on Pinterest Fashion Friday * weekly-themed post…

My dad’s mom turned 87 last Saturday. Baked her some chocolate and peanut butter chip cookies to share with everyone for lunch. I love making chocolate chip cookies! They’re always a big hit as proven by the crumbs left from the dozen I left for the house. My dad says the box we gave lola was also wiped out. Hooray!…

I’ve been wanting to try this ever since it popped up on my browser on one of my many blog-hopping sessions. A cookie within a cookie. How genius is that? I was kind of disappointed (maybe I was expecting too much?), but topped with a scoop of Vanilla Almond ice cream, it was perfect! Cool Tip: Cookie dough chilled overnight…